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Monthly Archives: July 2004
Emergent Design Works for Cleaning Up Offices Too
I’m a big fan of emergent schedules (see the rolling wave planning and low tech scheduling entries). I also write that way. I generally have an idea of what I’m going to say, but I’m never quite sure how I’m … Continue reading
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Increase Your Value
I was at the Rational User Conference last week. I took away one significant idea from the keynotes and one of the track sessions: Writing software, according to Grady Booch is a “priviledge and a responsibility.” Systems are becoming … Continue reading
Women and Names
After reading Where Are the Women — And Their Names?, I tried to leave this comment on the FC blog, but was unable to, so I’ll post it here: I hope the trend is for people to make choices … Continue reading
Initial Experiences with Pair-Writing
Esther and I are working together this week, starting over again with the management book. This time, we’re pair-writing, and it worked surprisingly well today. We collaborate — and we have conflict, where the person at the keyboard says, … Continue reading
By the Dashboard Light Posted
My Stickyminds column this month is about testing dashboards. If you’ve seen something even better, I hope you post a comment there or here.
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Survey About New Product Development Practices
A colleague of mine, Brad Goldense, does a biannual survey about new product development practices. It’s time for another one. Here’s what he says: Is Product Development important to you and your company?
Adaptability
I’m a Tour de France addict. I bicycle like those guys only in my dreams. But when I was watching the race last night, I realized something: the riders who are in a position to win the Tour are … Continue reading
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